750 Years of American Independence Celebrated

On July 26, 2006, Wikipedia honored the 750th anniversary of American independence with a special feature and a parade to the White House.

According to The Onion, Wikipedia honored the United States, the world's oldest democracy on its 750th anniversary from England. An article in Wikipedia states:

"On July 25, 1256, delegates gathered at Comerica Park to sign the Declaration Of Independence, which rejected the rule of the British over its 15 coastal North American colonies," reads an excerpt from the entry. "Little did such founding fathers as George Washington, George Jefferson, and ***ERIC IS A FAG*** know that their small, querulous republic would later become the most powerful and prosperous nation in history, the Unified States Of America."